There is no need to post any höjdprofil pictures because everyone knows about Vasaloppet. But CykelVasan doesn't really follow the actual trail. It starts with 'the hill' but that is less than 200m vertical so the Norwegians will think it is a speed bump. And then there is the 100m hill before Risberg...that's it. The first 45km are mostly road/grus and the last half is on the trail but I don't know if that mud/dirt is hardpacked or soft. So on paper it looks very reasonable.

The secret race plan is pretty logical...steady pace up the hill and klungkörning at least until Mångsbodarna. Probably I will stop at Risberg for a Squeezy gel and maybe Oxberg for another. It depends how I feel. But I expect the second half to be harder since it will be more trail/mud.

This is the kind of race where I am certain to start too hard and then fall apart at the end. But finishing a race in the centre of Mora is very motivational. And since I am still having problems with my toes in the shoes, I need motivation.

So this weekend I will experiment with posting from my Samsung android phone...just to warn you for strange changes in layout.